HYDROGEN FUEL CELLS
Dae-Sik Chung (Jason)
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Focus: Find out strengths and weaknesses of hydrogen fuel cell to determine the potential application towards automobile industry and fuel industry.
Bellis, Marry (1999). Hydrogen Fuel Cells. accessed June 6, 2004, from http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa090299.htm
This website includes historical background facts and examples on usage of hydrogen fuel cell such as in automobile industry. Author suggests broad ideas on what needs to be done for future of the hydrogen fuel cells. This website is quite useful to get general background information that will help to start a research. However story is a bit out-dated.
BC Hydro (2004) Response. Accessed June 3, 2004, from http://eww.bchydro.bc.ca/reg_files/rev_reqs_bch/bcuc_2_194_07.pdf
BC Hydro's response is stated for information requested by British Columbia Utilities Commission. Request was to explain the result of HydroGEN & Fuel Cell Program. Regardless of poor help from automotive industry, positive review in 2003 resulted BC hydro to increase funding for F2005.
Blanks, David P. (2004) Fuel Cells, Air & Space Power Journal; Spring2004, Vol. 18 Issue 1, p61, 16p [Electronic version]. Accessed June 5, 2004, from http://ezproxy.kwantlen.ca:2052/direct.asp?an=12934009&db=aph
This article states the importance of finding future energy. Also it gives specific examples on usage of hydrogen fuel cells and its potential to become a primary energy source. This source is focused too much on fuel cell's strength. Therefore readers and researchers may not get a whole picture of hydrogen fuel cells.
Evarts, Eric C. (1999) The refuelling of America, Christian Science Monitor; 4/22/99, Vol. 91 Issue 102, p13, 0p, 1 diagram, 1c. Accessed June 5, 2004, from http://ezproxy.kwantlen.ca:2052/direct.asp?an=1762887&db=aph
This newspaper article focuses on hydrogen fuel cell automobiles (such as Mercedes-Benz NECAR4) and comparing with the other automobiles that are using alternative sources such as electric cars. Although article is primarily focused on automotive industry, it also includes the general information about fuel cell as well. Only down side of this article is that it does not touch on other industry.
Farrauto, R., Hwang, S., Shore, L., Ruettinger, W. Lampert, J., Giroux, T., Liu, Y., IIinch, O. (2003) New material needs for hydrocarbon fuel processing: generating hydrogen for the PEM fuel Cell, Annual Review of Materials Research; 2003, Vol. 33 Issue 1, p1, 27p, Accessed June 3, 2004, from http://ezproxy.kwantlen.ca:2052/direct.asp?an=10878627&db=aph
Authors in this article suggest that even though hydrogen based fuel cells are efficient and great alternative energy source, it has to be improved in order to be a primary energy source. This article is useful because it allows reader to see the problem barriers that prevent hydro fuel cells to be primary power source.
Fuel Cells 2000 (2004) Answers, Accessed June 7, 2004, Accessed Fuel Cells 2000 homepage; http://www.fuelcells.org/info/library/QuestionsandAnswers052104.pdf
This document includes the answers on frequently asked questions such as cost and efficiency of hydrogen fuel cells in U.S. However most of the answers and researches are heavily based on estimation and in favour of fuel cell technology. This document is promotional document thus it should not be used as main source of the research on fuel cells.
Manitoba Hydrogen Steering Committee and working groups (2003) Preliminary hydrogen opportunities report , Accessed June 6, 2004, from government of Manitoba homepage; http://www.gov.mb.ca/est/energy/hydrogen/index.html (Accessed June 6, 2004)
This document includes introduction of hydrogen fuel cell and how it will be developed. Also most importantly it includes why Manitoba should start a development of hydrogen energy. Document is well organized. However it does not include any down side of hydrogen energy.
Parker, Randall (2003) Hydrogen Not Good Short, Medium Term form of Fuel, Accessed June 4, 2004, from http://www.futurepundit.com/archives/001501.html
Unlike other sources, author of this article tried to show weakness as well as the strength of hydrogen energy. Author is suggesting that `research money for hydrogen development funded by US government would be better spent' in other research such as photovoltaic materials.
Room, Joseph J. (2004) The hype about Hydrogen , Issues in Science & Technology; Spring2004, Vol. 20 Issue 3, p74, 8p, 2004, Accessed June 3, 2004 from http://ezproxy.kwantlen.ca:2052/direct.asp?an=12875906&db=aph
This article gives the overall strength and weakness about hydrogen cars and energy. Except the fact that it lacks on giving specific information, this article covers most of parts on hydrogen fuel cells.
Sanders Robert (2003) Hydrogen-fuelled cars not the best way to cut pollution, greenhouse gases and oil dependency, says expert, UCB News homepage, Accessed June 5,2004, from http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2003/07/17_fuels.shtml
Article includes the direct quote Alex Farrell, assistant professor of energy and resources at UC Berkeley. He points out that although hydrogen fuel is believed to be effective, “it's not a sure thing.” Alex Farrell also believes that there are simpler ways to reduce the usage of petroleum such as raising the fuel price.
Wald, Matthew L. (2004) Questions about a Hydrogen Economy, Scientific American; May2004, Vol. 290 Issue 5, p66, 8p, 2 diagrams, 2 graphs, 4c, accessed June 6, 2004, http://ezproxy.kwantlen.ca:2052/direct.asp?an=12802749&db=aph
This article states facts such as high cost in `either dollars or environmental damage' to emphasize the point that hydrogen is not as efficient as people believe it to be. Author shows that there are other alternative power sources we can use that will result in immediate success such as increased use of hydro cracking and hydro treating. Which help the U.S. save three million barrels of oil a day.
Ward, Michael D. (2003) Molecular Fuel Tanks, Science; 5/16/2003, Vol. 300 Issue 5622, p1104, 2p, 1c, Accessed June 4, 2004 from http://ezproxy.kwantlen.ca:2052/direct.asp?an=9933178&db=aph
This article includes the information about how hydrogen based fuel cells are stored and with what kind of material. Author briefly suggests that there is safety concern about how it is kept. This article is useful in a sense that there is weakness of hydrogen fuel cells other than a cost. However article is not focusing on hydrogen fuel cell it self.
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* Keyword tried: From the list (fuel, hydrogen fuel cells, cells, water power, water, hydro), word `fuel' led to hompage of Government of British Columbia, Statistics Canada.
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